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From: T. R. Govindarajan (tgovindarajan_at_lucent.com)
Date: Sun Aug 26 2001 - 19:57:16 PDT
(From The Hindu dated Aug 24, 2001)
Vedic scholars honoured
SIX candidates who participated in the annual Sadas held by Sri
Poundarikapuram Swami Asramam at Srirangam have been conferred the
title ``Vipaschinmani''.
At the `sadas' aspects of Sri Bhashya are discussed.
This activity was the one dearest to the heart of Sri Ramanuja, who
when he was on his death bed specifically gave as the first of his
famous five mandates to his disciples some nine centuries back.
Sri A.V. Gopalacharyar, veteran scholar and the doyen of the Tiruchi
Bar started it in 1935. He called it `Sri Srinivasa Mahahdesikan
Vidwat-Sadas'.
The present Pontiff of the Asramam, Sri Gopaladesika Mahadesikan (Sri
Paravakkottai Andavan), thought it appropriate to institute a special
award of a title `Vipaschinmani' (meaning a gem of a scholar who
possesses special perception in Vedantic knowledge).
The six candidates, who were conferred the title and awarded a medal,
a scroll and a cash purse this year at the sadas held from July 29 to
August 4 are: Prof E. Devanathacharya (Tirupati), Dr. E.
Govindacharya (Tirupati), Dr. N.R. Kannan, Principal (Guruvayur), Dr.
T.S.R. Narayanacharya (Tirupati), Dr. N.R. Srinivasan, Professor and
Dean of Sanskrit Studies (Varanasi) and Dr. V. Vasudevan, Professor
(Thiruvananthapuram).
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